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dc.contributor.authorBøhn, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorAheto, Denis
dc.contributor.authorMwangala, Felix
dc.contributor.authorBones, Inger Louise
dc.contributor.authorSimoloka, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorMbeule, Ireen
dc.contributor.authorWikmark, Odd Gunnar
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, Gunther
dc.contributor.authorChapela, Ignacio
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-06T11:37:46Z
dc.date.available2020-10-06T11:37:46Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractGene flow by means of pollen and seeds in maize influences local, regional and global maize biodiversity. Developing countries are centers of diversity for maize and preserve seeds also in informal seed systems. Particularly in poor communities, seed saving and sharing often co-occur with farming on small fields. We present preliminary investigations from a small-scale maize farming community, in Chongwe, Zambia, to illustrate the significance of seed saving and sharing for patterns of gene flow. The potential introduction of genetically modified (GM) plants brings in new dimensions of challenges for farmers e.g. related to: i) co-existence of GM and non-GM varieties; ii) potential infringement of intellectual property rights; and iii) trans-boundary movement of products to countries that do not accept certain GM products. Small-scale farming is vulnerable to cross-contamination due to limited separation between fields. If transgenes are introduced into small-scale agricultural contexts, uncontrolled diffusion and further spread seems unavoidable. Removal of transgenes as well as the regulatory implications of transgenes would require control of innumerable small informal seed stores kept by farmers.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBøhn, T., Aheto, D.W., Mwangala, F.S., Bones, I.L., Simoloka, C., Mbeule, I., ... Chapela, I. (2013). Co-existence challenges in small-scale farming when farmers share and save seeds. In: Breckling, B. & Verhoeven, R., <i>GM-Crop Cultivation – Ecological Effects on a Landscape Scale. Proceedings of the Second GMLS-Conference 2010 in Bremen</i>, pp. 104-109. Frankfurt: Peter Lang Publishing Groupen_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1025468
dc.identifier.doi10.3726/978-3-653-02076-2
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-631-62870-6
dc.identifier.issn1615-374X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/19537
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherPeter Lang Publishing Groupen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTheorie in der Ökologie 16en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2013 Peter Lang Publishing Groupen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Agriculture disciplines: 910::Plant breeding, horticulture, plant protection, plant pathology: 911en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Landbruksfag: 910::Planteforedling, hagebruk, plantevern, plantepatologi: 911en_US
dc.titleCo-existence challenges in small-scale farming when farmers share and save seedsen_US
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